World Superbike: Jonathan Rea Breaks Lap Record, Wins Superpole At Phillip Island

World Superbike: Jonathan Rea Breaks Lap Record, Wins Superpole At Phillip Island

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Editorial Note: The current WorldSBK Race Lap Record is 1:30.848 set by Marco Melandri in 2018. The current Pole/Circuit Best Lap Record for WorldSBK was 1:29.573 set by Jonathan Rea in 2017.

Motul FIM Superbike World Championship

Phillip Island Grand Prix Circuit, Australia

February 23, 2019

Superpole Results (all on Pirelli tires):

1. Jonathan Rea, UK (Kaw ZX-10RR), 1:29.413, New Record

2. Leon Haslam, UK (Kaw ZX-10RR), 1:29.624

3. Alvaro Bautista, Spain (Duc Panigale V4 R), 1:29.729

4. Tom Sykes, UK (BMW S1000RR), 1:29.822

5. Alex Lowes, UK (Yam YZF-R1), 1:29.987

6. Sandro Cortese, Germany (Yam YZF-R1), 1:30.159

7. Michael Van Der Mark, Netherlands (Yam YZF-R1), 1:30.361

8. Michael Rinaldi, Italy (Duc Panigale V4 R), 1:30.390

9. Marco Melandri, Italy (Yam YZF-R1), 1:30.401

10. Leon Camier, UK (Hon CBR1000RR SP2), 1:30.608

11. Eugene Laverty, Ireland (Duc Panigale V4 R), 1:30.730

12. Jordi Torres, Spain (Kaw ZX-10RR), 1:30.760

13. Markus Reiterberger, Germany (BMW S1000RR), 1:30.900

14. Toprak Razgatlioglu, Turkey (Kaw ZX-10RR), 1:31.015

15. Leandro Mercado, Argentina (Kaw ZX-10RR), 1:31.062

16. Chaz Davies, UK (Duc Panigale V4 R), 1:31.587

17. Ryuichi Kiyonari, Japan (Hon CBR1000RR SP2), 1:31.626

18. Alessandro Delbianco, Italy (Hon CBR1000RR SP2), 1:32.135, crash

19. Troy Herfoss, Australia (Hon CBR1000RR SP2), no lap time recorded

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